Research Article

Changes on the Development of Rigor Mortis in Cultured Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed with a Mixture of Plant Proteins

Table 1

Formulation and chemical composition of experimental diets and muscle of cultured tilapia (O. niloticus).

Diet
D0D50D100Control

Ingredient (g kg−1)
Soy bean meal1387.0556.0728.0
Fish meal (sardine)2200.0100.00.0
Corn meal1178.074.942.9
Wheat flour1134.4140.0112.0
Sorghum meal132.548.024.0
Fish oil137.050.062.0
Soy lecitin310.010.010.0
Vitamin premix48.08.08.0
Mineral premix55.05.05.0
Dibasic sodium phosphate65.05.05.0
Choline chloride12.02.02.0
Vitamin C7111
Butylhydroxytoluene (BHT)80.10.10.1

Chemical composition of diet
Moisture (%)8.9 ± 0.2a8.8 ± 0.4a8.8 ± 0.6a8.8 ± 0.7a
Protein (%)37.6 ± 0.2a37.6 ± 0.2a37.6 ± 0.2a38.0 ± 0.2a
Lipids (%)6.2 ± 0.0a6.2 ± 0.0a6.2 ± 0.1a4.6 ± 0.1b
Ash (%)5.6 ± 0.1a5.6 ± 0.0a5.6 ± 0.1a8.8 ± 0.0b
Crude fiber (%)4.8 ± 0.1a4.8 ± 0.1a4.6 ± 0.1b4.5 ± 0.1b

Chemical composition of muscle
Moisture (%)77.3 ± 0.7a77.3 ± 0.6a77.9 ± 0.6a77.0 ± 0.3a
Protein (%)12.0 ± 0.8a12.7 ± 0.2a12.7 ± 0.0a13.3 ± 0.7a
Lipids (%)4.3 ± 0.1a4.6 ± 0.3a5.3 ± 0.0b4.3 ± 0.4a
Ash (%)2.7 ± 0.3b3.3 ± 0.0a3.3 ± 0.1a2.5 ± 0.2b
Crude fiber (%)1.3 ± 0.2a1.3 ± 0.2a1.2 ± 0.1a1.3 ± 0.1a

1Promotora Industrial Acuasistemas, S. A. de C. V., La Paz, BCS, México. 2Pescaharina de Guaymas S. A de C. V. 3ODONAJI. Distribuidora de Alimentos Naturales and Nutricionales S. A. de C. V., México, D. F. 4Composition of the vitamin premix (g/kg premix): Vit. A5, D3 0.001, E8, menadione 2, B1 0.5, B2 3, B6 1, DL-Ca-pantothenate 5, nicotinic acid, H 0.05 inositol 5, B12 0.002, folic acid 0.18, α-cellulose 865.266. 5Composition of the mineral premix (g/100 g premix): CoCl2 0.004, CuSO4. 5H2O 0.25, FeSO4. 7H2O4, MgSO4 7H2O 28.398, MnSO4 H2O 0.65, KI 0.067, Na2SeO3 0.01, ZnSO4, 7H2O 13.193, α-cellulose 53.428. 6SIGMA Cat No. S-0876. SIGMA–ALDRICH Chemical Company, St. Louis, MO, USA. 7Stay C (35% active agent). Roche, México, D. F. 8butylated hydroxytoluene, ICN Cat. No.101162. Aurora, Ohio, USA. % dry weight basis. Values are means of three replicates ± SD. Means within rows with different letter are significantly different ().